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The Team

Shamar Prescod – Chief Editor

Tobenna Wells – Food Editor

Van Nyx – Comic Writer

Kamilah Cadogan – Copy Editor

Cover – Photo By Shamar Prescod

& Graphics by Nicholas Small



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On the Cover – Corey Bradshaw

Corey is an accountant by trade and also performs

and teaches with the Israel Lovell Foundation.

He’s also competed in recent fitness competitions.

Editor’s Notes

I would like to say that we planned to make

this week’s magazine a health issue. But, I

would be lying if I did. Like most things with

this magazine, it happened naturally and I

decided to just run with it.

We have 2 healthy recipes provided by our

resident Food Junkie Tobenna. There’s a

Home Workout I found online that requires

no weights and one that does. Even The Desk

comic strip is getting healthy thanks to Nyx.

I think this is a good thing. I myself need to

get back into the habit of working out

regularly and I hope that this week’s issue

inspires a few other people to do the same.

I also want to say a warm thank you to all the

readers, contributors and guests of the

magazine. It’s so amazing to know that so

many great people are interested.

Over the next few months we will continue

with the development of the magazine and try

to find our stride and be a bit more focused.

This week we will begin to place

advertisements from our contributors or to

products and services that we endorse on the

site and we will start adding them to the PDF

version of the magazine from next week. We

still aren’t selling ad space just yet though.

We also have a mother’s day issue coming up

next week. That one promises to be fun. Will

also have an issue dedicated to poetry.

We haven’t had any real Tech Articles because

our Tech Writer has been swamped with work

and this magazine isn’t a paying gig. But to

make up for it we are planning an issue

dedicated completely to the use of technology

in the arts. (Please note my other contributors

are learning of this for the first time as they

read this and I may get tarred and feathered in

the coming days. LOL)

We will also be welcoming a new contributor

from next week.

So again, thank you all for your support thus

far and we invite you to continue on this

journey with us.

Yours Truly

Shamar D.A. Prescod – Chief Editor



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Fish en Papillote – By Tobenna Wells

4 servings, 341 cals per serving

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This method of cooking fish is one which is

so straightforward and especially easy, as it is

versatile. You could switch up the vegetables

and herbs as necessary for them to suit your

own palette, and you could even add some. I

once had it with shitake mushrooms and I

absolutely loved it. Experiment with this one

and see what your own preferences are.

Ingredients

Four white fish fillets (Snapper for availability

in Barbados)

4 wedges of lime

½ cup onion, sliced

¼ cup carrots, chopped/diced

¼ cup celery, chopped/diced

4 tbsp thyme, divided into four portions

4 tbsp white wine

4 tbsp butter

4 tsp salt

4 tsp black pepper

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Fahrenheit.

Cut for sheets of parchment paper at

10 inches lengthwise and fold in half.

Grease one half of each sheet of paper

well with butter.

Divide all ingredients by four and

place them on the sheets of paper in

the order of: Fish, salt and pepper,

lime wedge, onions, carrots, celery,

thyme and white wine.

Fold over the paper to cover the fish,

and then fold the edges up towards

the top of the fish from one side to

the other, making creases all around.

Place onto a baking sheet and into the

oven. Cook for 30 minutes.

Serve in the packets of paper. The

dish is consumed straight out of the

pack which they were cooked in.



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Vegetable Casserole – By Tobenna Wells

6 servings, 498 cals per serving

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This is a basic vegetable dish cooked in a

cheese sauce. The base sauce used in the

preparation is called a “white sauce” (flour,

butter/margarine and milk.) to Barbadians.

What I find to be pretty interesting is that this

“white sauce” is called a Béchamel sauce in

French cuisine, and when cheese is added it’s

then called “Mornay sauce”. I could write an

entire article on this, but for now I’ll just get

to the recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups carrots, chopped

1 cup green/string beans

1 cup beets, chopped

2 cups potatoes, peeled, boiled until fully

cooked and sliced widthwise

½ cup butter/ margarine

½ cup flour

4 cups milk

2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

2 tsp salt

2 tsp ground black pepper

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Fahrenheit.

Blanch the carrots, beans and beets by

placing all of them in boiling water for

approx. 1 minute. Remove and place

in a bowl of ice water to halt the

cooking process.

Heat milk in a saucepan over medium-

high heat until its simmering (DO

NOT BOIL!).

Melt the butter/margarine in a

saucepan over medium heat. Add the

flour while mixing with a whisk to

avoid clumping. When it’s mixed

together well and has a blond color

slowly add the warmed milk a bit at a

time (Take care not to allow the flour

and butter mixture to turn to a color

any darker than blond.).

When all of the milk is added, remove

the sauce from the heat and stir in the

grated cheese a bit at a time.

Place all the prepared vegetables into a

casserole dish and pour the cheese

sauce over it.

Place the dish uncovered into the

oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until

the top is golden brown in color.

*N.B.* - This dish can be made with any

vegetable of your choice and preference.



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Shape Up

By Shamar Prescod

Summer Starter

Fitness Class

When this Magazine

was first

conceptualized, the

idea was to not only

feature various artistes,

but their products and

services as well. This

week we are going to

focus more on the

product and service

than on the person.

Many of you already

know Ramon

“Doddy” Dodson. A

member of Azman, an

actor and well known

model. On top of that, he’s a very down to

earth guy who’s easily accessible.

Doddy is also a very well-known personal

trainer. Part owner of Barefoot Boot Camp

(which we will be featuring in the coming

weeks), with his longtime friend and business

partner Corey Springer, and also the owner of

Fitness with Doddy.

Doddy is running a summer class called Shape

Up, to help people get started with their

fitness goals. It runs from

May 12 to July 10 (that’s

10 weeks of classes 2 times

a week) and comes with a

FREE MEAL PLAN. The

meal plan is worth the

price alone.

We promoted the class last

week but this week I got to

ask Doddy a few questions

about it.

How many years have you been running Shape Up?

I have been running my Shape Up classes off and on for about 2 years.

What motivated you to

begin Shape Up? I wanted to offer the average person an opportunity to transform their bodies and change their lives. I wanted to make what ordinarily is a luxury item, available and affordable.



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Who is this class made for? Or is it for anyone? The class is for anyone who wants to improve their health, fitness and body image.

What can a person expect from each session? What type of workout? Give me a basic idea One can expect a dynamic blend of exercises from various fitness disciplines. Explain a little about the diet plan and is it easy to follow? The nutrition plan offers members of the programme a structured and calculated approach to organising daily meals towards their goals. It is easy to follow and more importantly SAFE! What are some of the emotions you feel when you see your clients success? I feel elated when a client is able to realise their goals. To see the fruits of their labour come to the fore fills me with indescribable pride and it is an inspiration to all persons who witness their transformations. I am humbled and motivated anew each time.



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30 Minutes @ Home - Building a New You - By Shamar Prescod

NB: I am not in any way a fitness professional. If you

are looking for a fitness professional, see the previous

article for Doddy. This is just an opinion from a

person who knows how hard it is to find time to

workout. Let’s get that clear from the beginning.

Sometimes it’s hard to find time to go to a

gym. With work, children, school and an

entire slew of other responsibilities, finding

time to work out just isn’t that easy. But

finding that time is very important to your

well-being.

Working out helps not only to keep you

physically healthy, but mentally healthy as

well. There’s tons of research pointing to the

fact that physical activity helps to fight stress

and depression.

It’s a great way to revitalize yourself and build

a new you.

Recently, I’ve noticed that with the right key

words, you can find some pretty good

workouts on YouTube.

Here are couple I found that I really like.

There are many more on the site and with the

right keywords you may be able to find one

that suits you better. Remember to always

check with you doctor before starting any

workout programme.

30 Min Workout without Weights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYxE

wlEukM

15 Minute Beginner Weight Training -

Easy Exercises

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE67HuDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE67HuDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYxEwlEukM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bhE67HuDY&feature=youtube_gdata_player



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The Desk – By Van Nyx

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